Balgarianovinite.com Commenting on amendments to Parliament’s rules of procedure proposed by Progressive Bulgaria, Toma Bikov of GERB-UDF said he believes the ruling party, regardless of the percentage of the vote it received in the general elections, has a responsibility to ensure that the opposition has space. At the moment, this is the only place where a perspective different from that of those in power can be heard, Bikov added.
“We observe two main trends in the changes to Parliament’s rules of procedure, which we consider negative. The first is the severe restriction of parliamentary oversight, which in a situation of an absolute majority is unnecessary and even dangerous. Second is the shortening of a number of procedures regarding the legislative process, which risk turning Parliament into ‘Mr. Radev’s rubber stamp,'” said Bikov. He was referring to Prime Minister Rumen Radev.
Bikov expressed the hope that Progressive Bulgaria will give these ideas some thought, because there should not be such a dismissive approach toward the opposition. Consensus must be found, because so far a vast majority of the National Assembly’s rules of procedure have been adopted by consensus, he added. “Our approach has always been to preserve as much space as possible for the opposition, because we were in power for most of those years,” the MP of GERB-UDF noted. GERB-UDF’s Toma Bikov: Power Holders Have Responsibility to Provide Space for Opposition Regardless of Election Result 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-19 11:35:25 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law